"klipdachs" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: klipdachses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Klippdachs, from Dutch klipdas. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Klippdachs}} German Klippdachs, {{der|en|nl|klipdas}} Dutch klipdas Head templates: {{en-noun}} klipdachs (plural klipdachses)
  1. Alternative form of klipdas Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: klipdas Categories (lifeform): Hyraxes Synonyms: rock rabbit

Inflected forms

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